T here is a new richest person in Black America. On Tuesday, Forbes released the annual Forbes 400 ranking of the nation’s wealthiest people. Four members of the ranking are Black. The richest of all is tech entrepreneur Alexander Karp, the cofounder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, who is worth an estimated $14.3 billion.

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

The musician and enthusiastic Trump supporter ripped "idiots" on the left in a fiery rant about crime. Experts in Black studies weigh in.

After spending 38 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, 72-year-old Maurice Hastings received $25 million in the largest wrongful conviction settlement in California’s history. Though it’s no substitute for lost time, Hastings is finally a free man with a lot more money in his pocket.

It’s not always easy to find a Black-owned hotel or resort when traveling, even when you’re exploring countries where the population overwhelmingly identifies as Black or as having African descent.

1."I was adopted into a white Christian missionary family when I was about six months old. While I can see and appreciate the advantages that gave me, I do wish I had more exposure to Black culture. We lived in the Philippines, so I understand that wouldn ...

Chester Turner was convicted of raping and murdering 14 women in the Los Angeles area. During the ’80s and’90, investigators said Turner would strangle his victims to death for his own sexual pleasure. The victims were mostly Black sex workers or homeless women– one of which was pregnant, ABC 7 reported. He was sentenced to death.

Black is what many people call a “ power color ,” which means that people tend to wear it to feel powerful. It’s unsurprising that many psychologists tend to see black clothing as an indicator of confidence, either real or fake. It’s part of the reason why people find people in black sexier than people in colors.

There’s a joke going around social media that people only have a few months to learn Spanish to get ready for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show performance.

Clint Black exclusively tells PEOPLE that he immediately felt the gravity of knowing he was in for something big when his team hinted to him that he would be the recipient of the 2025 BMI Icon Award.